Former foster parent pleads guilty to rape

Former foster parent pleads guilty to rape:

ARDMORE, Okla. -- The woman charged with having sex with her 16-year-old foster child entered a guilty plea on Tuesday. Elizabeth Williams, 37, pleaded guilty to second degree rape.

New grandparent visitation bill passes in Alabama Legislature

New grandparent visitation bill passes in Alabama Legislature | AL.com:

The Alabama Legislature on Wednesday passed a new bill that would give some grandparents the right to see their grandchildren, about five years after a similar law was deemed unconstitutional.

Child claims sexual abuse happened during supervised visit at CPS

Child claims sexual abuse happened during supervised visit at CPS | WOAI:

SAN ANTONIO - Investigators arrested a man accused of sexually abusing a child over the course of several years.

The Massachusetts Senate wants the state's child welfare agency to make sure siblings are kept together after they're removed from their biological parents and placed in foster care or adoptive homes

The Massachusetts Senate wants the state's child welfare agency to make sure siblings are kept together after they're removed from their biological parents and placed in foster care or adoptive homes:

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Senate has advanced legislation that calls for keeping siblings together after they are placed in the custody of the state's child welfare agency.

How Child Protection Agencies Are Trying to Predict Which Parents Will Abuse Kids

How Child Protection Agencies Are Trying to Predict Which Parents Will Abuse Kids | VICE | United States:

For some parents, the words "Child Protective Services" send chills down the spine. In an effort to stamp out fraud and abuse, welfare outfits across the country have honed in on poor communities of color for decades now, critics claim, with almost any government interaction potentially leading to kids being removed from their homes.

Foster Care Ruling Causing Frustrations for Families

Foster Care Ruling Causing Frustrations for Families | KABB:

SAN ANTONIO -- It's been 5 months since a federal court ruled Texas' foster care system is flawed. Since then, there have been many changes to Child Protective Services.But some of those changes are creating frustrations for families who just want to solve the problem.

Texas Children Chained in Backyard: Neighbor Asks, 'Why Didn't We Know Sooner?'

Texas Children Chained in Backyard: Neighbor Asks, 'Why Didn't We Know Sooner?' : People.com:

Neighbors of Porucha Phillips, the Texas woman arrested after deputies discovered two children allegedly chained in her backyard, tells PEOPLE they are shocked and saddened about the turn of events.